The exclusive racing afterparties won't be happening at the Yas Viceroy anymore. Instead, Podium Lounge is going bigger and edgier at du Forum this coming November for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The new venue, which is usually reserved for concerts, will be transformed to include an overhead catwalk and VIP balcony suites, alongside exclusive musical acts set to perform from Friday to Sunday Nov. 27-29.
The Podium Lounge, which expects to have 3,000 guests partying at the new venue every night, will open its celebrations with a performance by the Grammy-nominated British DJ band The Freemasons. The dance act will be followed by a performance by Mark Doyle and The Fierce Angel Collective.
Come Saturday, 8KY 6LU of the electronic dance rap duo LMFAO, with DJ BMAD, will crank up the party, as he's always done before, by bringing the party rock fever to the F1 race-goers. Guests will also be able to dance to the exclusive tunes of Boujis music director Miles Slater, who's had previous experience spinning for royalty, international VIPs and aristocracy.
Celebrations on Race Night are set to end with a set by British mixer and DJ Joey Negro alongside with Dimitri from Paris, who was the first DJ to develop house music across France.
The Podium Lounge have hosted a slew of A-list parties all over the globe, from Abu Dhabi, to Singapore, and Monaco.